WGU D441 PHARMACOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT CLOSING SCRIPT UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VIEW AHEAD
PREP MATERIAL SOLVED
⩥ antiparkinsonian agents.
Answer: anticholinergics & dopaminergic agents
•give after meals
•harmless dark urine and sweat
•avoid vitamin B6
•change positions slowly
•elevate legs to reduce edema
⩥ sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics.
Answer: benzodiazepines & barbiturates
•prone to falls and injuries
•confusion or excitement is common after waking
•DO NOT discontinue abruptly
•avoid alcohol
,•don't shake or mix with other drugs
•associated with cleft lip
⩥ mood disorder drugs.
Answer: tricyclic antidepressant, MAOI, second-generation
antidepressant
•rise slowly
•take with food
•may take several weeks for full response
•assess for constipation
•avoid tyramine
•withhold fluoxetine if rash occurs
⩥ antipsychotic.
Answer: phenothiazines & others (olanzapine/haloperidol)
•signs of EPS and NMS
•symptoms may not normalize for weeks
•orthostatic hypotension
•photosensitivity
•ensure doses are taken and not hoarded
, ⩥ analgesics.
Answer: narcotic & non-narcotic
•respiratory depression
•hypotension
•injury precaution
•possibility for dependency (DO NOT discontinue abruptly)
•take with foods
•monitor for bleeding
•monitor for signs of ototoxicity
•NO aspirin in under 18 years
⩥ anticoagulants.
Answer: heparin: PTT
warfarin: INR
•reduce leafy green vegetable intake
⩥ antiplatelets.
Answer: apririn, dipyridamole, clopidogrel
ASSESSMENT CLOSING SCRIPT UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VIEW AHEAD
PREP MATERIAL SOLVED
⩥ antiparkinsonian agents.
Answer: anticholinergics & dopaminergic agents
•give after meals
•harmless dark urine and sweat
•avoid vitamin B6
•change positions slowly
•elevate legs to reduce edema
⩥ sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics.
Answer: benzodiazepines & barbiturates
•prone to falls and injuries
•confusion or excitement is common after waking
•DO NOT discontinue abruptly
•avoid alcohol
,•don't shake or mix with other drugs
•associated with cleft lip
⩥ mood disorder drugs.
Answer: tricyclic antidepressant, MAOI, second-generation
antidepressant
•rise slowly
•take with food
•may take several weeks for full response
•assess for constipation
•avoid tyramine
•withhold fluoxetine if rash occurs
⩥ antipsychotic.
Answer: phenothiazines & others (olanzapine/haloperidol)
•signs of EPS and NMS
•symptoms may not normalize for weeks
•orthostatic hypotension
•photosensitivity
•ensure doses are taken and not hoarded
, ⩥ analgesics.
Answer: narcotic & non-narcotic
•respiratory depression
•hypotension
•injury precaution
•possibility for dependency (DO NOT discontinue abruptly)
•take with foods
•monitor for bleeding
•monitor for signs of ototoxicity
•NO aspirin in under 18 years
⩥ anticoagulants.
Answer: heparin: PTT
warfarin: INR
•reduce leafy green vegetable intake
⩥ antiplatelets.
Answer: apririn, dipyridamole, clopidogrel
